♫ For all of you
who have waited patiently, Laurel Records is proud to announce
that we have finally completed the project and Music From The
Rifleman is now available for purchase at:
www.laurelrecords.com

THE RIFLEMANfrom the ABC-TV SeriesThe Rifleman starring Chuck Connors

a Four Star-Sussex Production Levy-Gardner-Laven Productionswords by Alfred Perry, ASCAP Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert, _______________________________________________________ASCAP

Verse 1. HE IS NO STRANGER TO THE SETTLERS AND THE BAD MEN KNOW HIS FAME THEY SPEAK OF HIM IN WHISPERS BUT THEY NEVER USE HIS NAME

Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFLEMAN, THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFLEMAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN.Verse 2. HE NEVER REACHES FOR HIS RIFLE EXCEPT WHEN HE'S ATTACKED. HE RECKONS THERE'S A TIME TO SPEAK AND THERE'S A TIME TO ACT.Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFLEMAN THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFLEMAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN.

Verse 3. THEY KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO MARKSMANSHIP HE'S BETTER THAN THE BEST. STILL, SOME-ONE'S ALWAY FOOL ENOUGH TO PUT HIM TO THE TEST.

Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFLEMAN THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFLEMAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN.

Verse 4. TO EVERY LAD WHO COMES TO HIM TO LEARN THE SECRET OF HIS ART HE TELLS THEM THERE'S NO MEDICINE TO HEAL A COWARD'S HEART.

Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFLEMAN THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFLEMAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN.

Verse 5. THERE IS A MORAL TO HIS EXPLOITS AND HE'S TAUGHT IT TO HIS SON SPEAK SOFTLY TO YOUR ENEMY BUT LET HIM SEE YOUR GUN!

Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFLEMAN THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFLEMAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN

(*Please be patient while this song loads, it may take a few seconds to load
but is well worth the wait!Please note..... when clicking on the link to this sound wav - it will
download to your computer.)

A friend of mine from Australia send me a
copy/picture of The Rifleman Theme on 45 which of course is the
A Side /
The B Side was a teaser from the Dick Powell show.

♫'s about the lyrics
& music to The Rifleman — The lyrics were written by Alfred Perry, Herschel's long time friend and collaborator. Alfred
was Herschel's Right Hand Man
at Four Star Productions and took over the music department for Herschel when he left Four Star for CBS in 1964.

The Rifleman theme was one of the most popular western themes on television. It was on a par only with Bonanza (which had a longer run).

This theme music and score received more fan mail than all other Four Star productions combined and even more fan mail, in one season, than Chuck Connors.....Chuck was surprised as a lot of other people were.

The only themes identifying characters for The
Rifleman are those for Mark and Lou. Everything else is variation on
those two themes. There is no theme identifying Lucas per se although
there are themes such as McCain's Chase, McCain's Fast Ride, McCain's
Question, McCain's Walk and McCain and Son once again, variations. But
one could also associate the main title with Lucas as well although it's
used pretty universally throughout the episodes. And then there's that
treasure trove of cues from various films such as The Naked Hills.

(*Please
be patient while this song loads, it may take a few seconds to load
but is well worth the wait!
Please
note..... when clicking on the link to this sound wav - it will
download to your computer.)

On behalf of The Rifleman....."Welcome to the McCain Ranch" and all the fans of Herschel Burke Gilbert's music
& fans of The Rifleman, I wish to thank John for the permission to be able to add these lyrics to my website.They truly are an asset! Thanks John!

♫ For all of you
who have waited patiently, Laurel Records is proud to announce
that we have finally completed the project and Music From The
Rifleman is now available for purchase at:
www.laurelrecords.com

John Gilbert, Herschel Burke-Gilbert's son, sent these links of several interview videos on
Herschel Burke Gilbert for you to enjoy. They are brought to you byArchive of American Television Interview Herschel Burke Gilbert. Hear Herschel talk about his life, how he got to do the theme for The Rifleman and a lot of his great music scores. So much history here about the man and his music, "The Theme Weaver"